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HEC approves standardized fee-refund policy

Dunya News

The HEC Tuesday approved standardized fee refund policy at higher education institutions.

It was decided during the 27th meeting of its Higher Education Commission held here at Islamabad.This national level policy was devised in compliance to the direction of the Islamabad High Court which directed HEC to restructure standardized fee-refund policy at national level. In this regard, a committee, comprising of vice chancellors both from public and private higher education institutions, was constituted.The committee was headed by Engr Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani Vice-Chancellor, KPK University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar and other members included ProfessorDr A Q Mughal Vice-Chancellor, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Engr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai Vice-Chancellor Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering & Management Quetta, Professor Dr Masoom Yasinzai Vice-Chancellor Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad , Professor Dr. Qibla Ayaz Vice-Chancellor University of Peshawar , Dr. Capt U.A.G. Isani Vice Chancellor, Iqra University Karachi and Dr. Anis Ahmed Vice-Chancellor Riphah International University Islamabad.Over the recommendations of the Committee, the commission approved that in case a student intends to cancel his/her admission in any university of the country, full tuition fee shall be refunded till 7th day of commencement of classes in semester system and till 15th day in the annual system. In addition, half of the fee shall be refundable from 8th - 15th day of commencement of classes in semester system and from 15th - 30th day of commencement of classes in annual system.The Commission also approved that no fee shall be refunded from 16th day of commencement of classes in semester system and from 31st day of start of classes in annual system.The policy will be applicable to all the public and private higher education institutors of the country.